Total Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Deptford , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (SE8 3AB) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% lower than the Deptford average (169.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -92.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -92.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SE8 3AB, the main crime hotspot is near Sayes Court Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in SE8 3AB area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowditch Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Longshore Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longshore Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarriff Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jodane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bowditch Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bowditch Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowditch Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowditch Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowditch Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longshore β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowditch Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowditch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millard Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leeway β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Barfleur Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barfleur Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foreshore β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foreshore Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longshore β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowditch Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longshore β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Timberyard Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longshore β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnes Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barnes Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sayes Court Street β€”

Data Sources

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